Golf in St. Maries

St. Maries is Benewah County's seat, positioned at the confluence of the St. Maries and St. Joe rivers in southern Panhandle Idaho. The St. Joe River—claimed to be the highest commercially navigable river in the world—flows through spectacular fall scenery of western larch and red cedar that draws visitors each October. The community has deep timber roots, with early 20th-century logging operations floating old-growth logs to mills at St. Maries. Today, outdoor recreation—fly-fishing, hunting, and scenic river corridor drives—sustains the local economy alongside county government. The St. Maries Golf Course offers accessible recreational golf in a small county that prizes the outdoors and river-based culture.